I am the new Hokage of Konoha.

Just as the group of Mist Ninja were laughing and discussing amongst themselves, reality immediately gave them the answer.

At this moment, a dark mass of Konoha ninjas, having already flown over Nayu Port, maneuvered their flying ninja tools and swooped down.

The next second, accompanied by an extremely sharp and deafening whistling sound, one after another, dark, round balls were thrown from the hands of Konoha ninjas, landing evenly on the numerous ships outside the harbor, which were practically sitting ducks.

Boom! Boom! Boom!

Thousands of spheres landed on the ship, and a violent explosion erupted from its body.

With no chance of resistance, a large number of ships were instantly blown to pieces.

The billowing black smoke, accompanied by the burning flames, instantly transformed the port's appearance.

"how is this possible?"

Many of the Mist Ninja on the shore were stunned by what they saw.

Didn't these people who flew in say they were on our side? Why did they suddenly launch an attack?

"They are Konoha ninja!"

Sharp-eyed ninja had already noticed the Konoha headband on the forehead of the person wearing a flying ninja tool who was swooping down.

"Konoha?!"

They actually dared to start a war?

"Don't they know their own situation?"

"Do flying ninjas have such a large combat radius? How did they even get here?"

"..."

The Kirigakure ninja never imagined that their territory would one day be subjected to such a fierce attack.

And it even comes from Konoha.

They have always been the ones to take the initiative in attacking, while Konoha has been on the defensive. I never expected that the tables would turn today.

"What are you standing there for? Get up and protect the ships! Shoot down all those Konoha ninjas flying in the sky!"

Just then, the Mist Ninja commander, who had rushed out, saw his subordinates standing there dumbfounded and at a loss, and roared angrily.

As the commander of this area, he was well aware of the importance of the ships outside the port to the Mist Ninja in the upcoming war.

We absolutely cannot let Konoha be destroyed!

With the addition of the Mist Ninja commander, the Mist Ninja stationed on the shore, finally understanding what they needed to do, quickly formed a battle formation and rushed out of the port, splashing through the water.

A small number of people used Water Release techniques to extinguish the fire on the ship, while the majority either threw ninja tools or used ninjutsu to shoot at the Konoha ninjas in mid-air.

Upon seeing this, the captain of the Konoha air squadron, who was in charge of the air raid, ordered via radio: "Stop diving, everyone take off and attack freely."

"Yes!"

Instantly, after the first wave of attacks, the Konoha Flying Team, whose altitude had already dropped somewhat, began to climb upwards.

Soon, under the watchful eyes of the Mist Ninja, the Konoha ninja wearing the flying ninja tools became smaller and smaller until only tiny outlines remained, hovering in the high sky. Naturally, the ninjutsu and ninja tools they had just used all missed their target.

"How are we supposed to fight like this?" a Mist Ninja muttered.

Even if the Mizukage himself came, he couldn't hit a target that high.

Just as a group of Mist Ninja were at a loss, the Konoha Ninja in the sky were not idle. Soon, they dropped a large number of bombs again.

Although the accuracy of this attack was far less than that of the previous dive-bombing attack, it still caused a great deal of damage to the ships that were sitting ducks, and also destroyed a lot of Mist Ninjas.

As a result, the Mist Ninja, who had only rushed out a few minutes earlier, fled back to the shore in a disheveled state.

The feeling of being attacked but unable to hit anyone, and that everything they did was completely futile, was very unpleasant for them.

In the end, the Mist Ninja, who were witnessing the immense advantage of air over ground for the first time, could only watch helplessly as steel ships and wooden sailboats outside the harbor either sank to the bottom of the sea or burned to ashes under the relentless air attacks of the Konoha ninja.

Among them, the commander of Kirigakure, who was watching all this in agony, took a deep breath and quickly said to the communications officer beside him:

"Quickly! Go and inform the village! Konoha attacked Nayu Port, and the ships suffered heavy losses!"

......

Mizukage Village, Mizukage's Office.

As the Fourth Shinobi World War, agreed upon by the Five Nations Alliance, entered its final countdown, Mei Terumi, the Fifth Mizukage who was in charge of all military deployments, was extremely busy when a series of hurried footsteps suddenly approached from afar.

Mei Terumi looked up in confusion, and soon a member of the communications team came running up, panting, and said:

"Lord Mizukage! Meikyo Port has been attacked by Konoha, and the ships gathered outside the port have suffered heavy losses."

Beijing Port? Konoha? Air raid?

Before Mei Terumi could even process these unexpected words, hurried footsteps approached again, two at once.

"Lord Mizukage! Otani Port has been attacked by Konoha! A large number of ships have been destroyed!"

"Lord Mizukage! Nayu Port has been attacked by Konoha! The ships are severely damaged!"

Soon, the two newly arrived members of the communications team quickly reported the news.

As the words fell, the three members of the communications squad looked at each other in bewilderment.

On the other side, Mei Terumi and her assistants Ao and Chojuro's expressions quickly turned serious.

A few minutes later, Mei Terumi, who had finally grasped the full picture of what had happened, frowned and said, "Konoha actually started the war first? Could it be that our information was leaked?"

The five-nation alliance agreed to launch a general offensive three days later, but Konoha took them by surprise the very next day. The first thought that came to mind was that there was a traitor among them.

"That shouldn't be the case! Only the high-ranking officials of the five countries know the exact start time of the war. With everything they have, it's impossible for them to betray us," Qing said, scratching his chin.

As long as the five nations remain, their leaders can continue to enjoy enormous benefits. If Konoha were to be destroyed, even if being an undercover agent had been meritorious, their treatment in the new environment would be far worse than before. The leaders of the five nations are all aware of this, and they would never betray intelligence for their own benefit.

"Forget it, I won't think about it anymore! Let's just say that Konoha made the better decision, after all, Senju Kumo-tei does have the ability." Mei Terumi said calmly, recalling the scene she had seen Senju Kumo-tei more than five years ago.

As she increasingly resembles an older single woman, Qian Shou Yun Ting undoubtedly meets her criteria for the best partner.

It's just too slow.

The latter are not only married, but have also become mortal enemies of the Mist Ninja.

Mei Terumi shook her head slightly, then straightened her expression and returned to the main topic: "I didn't expect that the first attack on the Land of Water's mainland would come from the air. Konoha's air raid... I do know about flying ninja tools, but given the long sea distance between the Land of Fire and the Land of Water, even if Konoha's flying ninja tools took off from the Land of Waves, shouldn't they have been able to reach the Land of Water?"

Upon hearing this, everyone present frowned.

Accustomed to fighting among ninjas who pool their power, they were quite unfamiliar with fighting methods outside of ninja combat.

Even in aerial combat, despite the fact that the Mist Ninja has now formed a small flying squadron, they are still figuring out how to use it to its fullest potential, as they have no experience whatsoever.

Not to mention considering using mobile sea-based air strikes.

Furthermore, Konoha maintains a high level of secrecy regarding its aircraft carrier, having kept it hidden in what was once the old stronghold of the Sky Ninja.

Even newly built aircraft carriers are often shrouded in secrecy and are simply large steel ships.

As a result, foreign spies, who were mostly focused on intelligence about ninjas, didn't pay much attention to this aspect at all.

In their old-fashioned view, no matter how big those steel machines were, they were ultimately just sitting ducks when faced with agile ninjas.

At this moment, although it was still unclear how Konoha had carried out this air raid, the Mist Ninja decided to respond to each move as it came.

"Konoha was able to launch an air raid on the port, and we knew nothing about it beforehand. Clearly, the Land of Waves, Shikamaru, Miyashiro, Buffalo, and the former Feng Four Islands have already been captured," Ao analyzed.

Upon hearing this, everyone present fell silent.

Konoha launched their attack too quickly, immediately putting them at a significant disadvantage in terms of terrain. Now, their ships, which were intended for the next leg of their march, have all been destroyed.

That punch was accurate, fast, and ruthless.

"Right now, all we can do is drive the Konoha flying squadron away as quickly as possible, and take as many ships as we can," Ao continued. "Maintaining flying ninja tools requires a continuous drain on chakra, and Konoha's current condition is already poor. So, Mizukage, please dispatch our flying squadron immediately to drive Konoha away. In addition, we need to send people to follow these Konoha people and find out why they were able to fly here. If possible, wipe them out in one fell swoop!"

"We must wipe them all out in one fell swoop!" Mei Terumi nodded solemnly. "Otherwise, the Mist Ninja won't be able to muster any strength left."

Mei Terumi could imagine that if there were no countermeasures against the air raids on Konoha, then the Konoha air force, which could launch air raids on the Land of Water's mainland at any time, could prevent any ship from leaving the Land of Water.

By then, the joint attack plan that the Mist Ninja had agreed upon at the Five Nations Conference would have become a joke.

"The flight squadron must depart now! Also, we must ramp up the construction of flying ninja tools in the coming days! Explain this to the Daimyo Prefecture and ask them for more funding."

At that moment, without even having time to grieve over the destruction of her ships, Mei Terumi, clearly aware of the importance of air superiority for a remote island nation like the Land of Water, immediately issued an order.

"Yes!"

As his secretary, Chojuro immediately began writing furiously.

Mei Terumi then looked at Ao and said, "Finding the reason why Konoha was able to launch an air raid will require your Byakugan, Ao. You will go there yourself and take full charge of this matter."

"Yes!"

After Qing nodded solemnly, she immediately set off to leave.

Finally, after quickly issuing all the countermeasures, Mei Terumi, who could finally catch her breath, rubbed her temples.

The game started off badly, what a headache!

Chapter 248 Asymmetrical Battle

The three ports of Nayu, Meikyo, and Otani were attacked almost simultaneously, and the ships anchored there suffered devastating damage. The ninjas of these three places, who were usually invincible, could only helplessly watch as all this was discovered, except to report the attack.

At this moment, above Nayu Port, numerous members of the Konoha Flying Team were exchanging excited and joyful messages over the radio, their voices filled with the satisfaction of their success.

After dropping the last bomb he carried, and looking down at the scene below, which was now shrouded in thick smoke and fire, with only broken logs floating on the water, the once bustling scene of boats dotting the landscape was nowhere to be seen. As the commander of this air raid, the captain of the Konoha Flying Squadron nodded in satisfaction.

In the current confrontation with the Mist Ninja, the real target should be the ship, not the people.

Now that they have successfully completed their first real-world mission, it's time for them to return home.

"Everyone, clear all bombs and return in one minute," the Konoha captain ordered over the radio.

This won't be the only time we clash with the Mist Ninja.

As one of the five great nations, the nation of water, shipbuilding is their forte. Even if this batch is destroyed, a new batch of ships will be launched quickly with the former operating at full capacity.

For Konoha, the natural course of action is to continuously destroy it, so that the Mist Ninja have a large army but cannot deploy it to the battlefield.

To achieve this, their air force plays an undoubtedly crucial role.

It can be said that in the coming period, the real main force on the battlefield between Konoha and Kirigakure will no longer be the ground troops, but their air force.

Knowing he bore the greatest responsibility, the Konoha flight captain did not allow his subordinates to continue their reckless behavior.